Dear Friends and Family, Our devotional is from Sis. Gwen Shaw's "DAY BY DAY, A Daily Praise Offering". Be blessed as the Psalm chosen comes alive with Father's faithfulness to fulfil His promises to His children.
The Psalmist had it right. the only way I can constantly, at all times, and under all conditions, give ear to your supplications and answer you is because of My faithfulness and My righteousness.
If the answer to your prayers depended on your faithfulness and your righteousness, many times your prayers would go unheard and unanswered.
It is in My Name you pray, not in your own. It is as My ambassador you enter the Throne Room of the Father. Because I have accepted you, you are My representative from earth's populace. My Father recognises you as belonging to Me. It is this mark of ownership which gives you recognition before the royal court of the King. You are accepted through My righteousness and not your own.
Neither is it because of your faithfulness that you have any standing before the Father. You are often unfaithful. Your heart makes promises today which it breaks tomorrow. My child, I call you to look away from your own faithfulness as the source of your goodness or credentials of worthiness, for as long as you look upon that, you will have no faith nor hope. You will find yourself not even expecting Me to answer your prayers.
Look rather to My faithfulness and My righteousness and have courage; for remember, "If we believe not, yet He abideth faithful: He CANNOT deny Himself." (11 Timothy 2:13)
Release your faith in our Father's promises. They are yes and amen for your at this very moment. Begin to praise the Lord for all the benefits of them. This is my prayer today for you, my friends.
James Wesley
